Motorcylist killed in Whitemarsh crash identified

NORRISTOWN — The motorcycle operator involved in a collision at 48 East Ridge Pike in Whitemarsh Friday afternoon has died from his injuries.

Patrick Hannigan, 22, of Conshohocken, was killed when the motorcycle he was operating, traveling east, collided with a westbound Lexus sedan attempting to make a left turn into the Whitemarsh Shopping Center at approximately 4:30 p.m.

An autopsy was performed Saturday by the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office. A preliminary investigation determined that Hannigan attempted to avoid the collision by laying the motorcycle down on its right side but the bike struck the passenger’s side wheel and fender area of of the Lexus. The driver and an occupant of the sedan were uninjured.

East Ridge Pike was closed between Butler Pike and Spring Mill road for several hours during the preliminary investigation conducted by the Whitemarsh Police Department’s traffic safety unit and Montgomery County Detectives.

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An investigation by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and Whitemarsh Township Police is ongoing.